The Rugby Football Union has appointed Sir Ian McGeechan and Peter Keen to lead a performance review of the England team.

The pair have been brought on boardwill operate as independent consultants and will report to the RFU chief executive, Ian Ritchie, as part of the organisation's drive to "make sure England teams have the foundations necessary for long-term success".

McGeechan has coached the British and Irish Lions five times as well as leading Wasps to Heineken Cup and Aviva Premiership titles.

Keen, a former UK Sport performance director, oversaw the systems and processes that brought Britain 19 gold medals at the Beijing Olympic Games, and also played a key role in delivering the performance pathways that delivered 29 golds at the London Games.

"We have one of the greatest rugby brains of modern times allied with one of the most respected performance experts Great Britain has produced and that experience of best practice at the very top of elite sport can only benefit us," Ritchie said.